Ball-bearing hanger.



RG. www A A PATENTED APR. 4, 1G05.`

w. s; ROGERS.

BALL BEARING HANGER.

APPLICATION IILBD AUG. 17, 1903.

53eme.

`UNITED STsins Patented Apriy., `feos.`

lliifinn OFFICE; i

XVINFIELD S. ROGERS, F BA NETAM, t'trNNEUllUUfl, ASSIGNOR T() JOHN L. l

BUlLL` O14 LlTUiIh`1El-iD, CONNECTICUT.

- eatin-ennesimo HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1110. 786,315, dated Apri14, 19054. l Application filed August 17, 1903. Serial .No.lQ.

Be it known that 1, WiNiiiiLD S. lios nits, a citizen oi. the United States, residing; et lian- ,tann in the county oi' l'iitchiield und hitete oi.2

--v-Connecticiit, have invented a nevi1 and "useful Ball-Bruiiing' Hanger, of which the folloiviiipr .is s specification.

`.This invention relates to the boxes or beer-- ings for shaft-hangers or lor sino ilary purposes.

t `(The especialobject of this intention is to provide meansA for supporting a bcarin, 1;-box V{iso-that ,it may bertnrned or tipped-to adapt itseltto crooked shaftngh Y* M To this `end this invention `consist-sof the Construction andcombinations oi parts, sis

` lieigeina'lter described, 'and more particularly out `in lthe claimsy at the end oi' this t'icatiou'- i hefaceornpanying drawings, Figure 1 is "view, partially broken away, illustraty"ing ashait-hanger in which-the hearing-box isjsupiiorted so as to be 'capable of universel o are now used, which require frequent lubrieation" ,.motion. Fig. '2 is a side View of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

view thereof,` and Fig. e is adetaii view show. ing the inannelgin which certain of ,the parte 'a 'e keyed together.

Fig. 3 is u sectional rdinary shaft-hangers employed for the shutting' used in' millsnndjshops for driving machineryordinary peering-boxes heuse of lubricating-1 oil, especially on overhead shalfting, isobjectionable on account ofthe droppingof Aoil therefrom To over- ;conie this objection', 1t has heen proposed in a installing long lines of shutting.;n it is difficult-and oftentimes impossible to secure shaftingV which isabsolutely straight.

`The especial object of my present invention l is ioprovide 'a shaft-hanger constructionv in which the ball-bearings arene mounted that theyv will he free to he tipped or turned in any direction to compensate for crooked shafting.

As shown inu Fig. 3, l0 designates the shaft which to he supported` in a hanger constructed according to this invention. Mounted on the shaft is a split bushing 'of tapering form, the smaller end of which is threaded. Fitting; onto the tapering bushing is the 4ball track or way 12, these partsbeingfastened together by a nut l5. By means of this construction the' ball track-or way is securely fastened up'onthe shaft 1() Without cutting or mari-ing the saine. `Running in the ball track or Way are the bearing balls or rollers 19` which are held in place by rings 17 and 418. The ringr 17 is fastened rigidly in a bearing box or sleeve 16, and the ring 18 is adjustably threaded therein, so that the'sarne may he set up to tighten the bearing and' to take up weer when required..` The bearing box or sleeve 16 ismounted in the hanger so that it vwill be free to tip or tilt to adapt vitself to crooked shafting. To accomplish this purpose, the bearing-box 16 is of spherical forni. Fitting 'onto and supporting the hearing box or 4sleeve ure ring-sections 25 and 26. Extending from the ring-sections and 26 are truiinions, one-half of each trunnion extending' from each ring-section. These divided trunnions are fitted into and are fastened together by step-pieces 27 and 28, the steppieces 27 and 28 being held in place by pivotscrews 20 and 2l. ln order to limit the extent of-the wabbling; or tipping of the bearing box or sleeve 16, 1 provide e loose key- Oneform iler holding the parts in position. of this construction is illustrated in Fig. 4. As shown in this figure, the bearing-box 16 rind one of the rii'ig-sections are provided with sockets or recesses, fitting loosely into which is a small roller or loose key 29. The small roller 29 is preferably about one-half the diaineter of the recess in the bearing-box 16 end the corresponding recess in the ring-seetion 25. This will permit thebearing-box to hetui'ned or tipped to a limited extent only in any direction. The roller 29 is preferably unatteched to either the bearing-box 16` or the ring-section 25, although, if desired, the

key for limiting the relative movement o f these parts may be formed by a gudgeon or pin which is rigid with one part and fits' loosely into a recess in the other part.

In this application for patent I do not de sire to claim specifically the split tapering" bushing which I have shown as the means for fastening the ball-trackto the shaft, as this is regarded as a separate subject-matter of invention.

I am aware that numerous changes may be made in practicing this invention by those who are skilled in the art without departing from the scope thereof as expressed in the claims. I do notdesire, therefore, to be limited to the construction I have herein shown and described; but

' What l do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a construction of the class described,

the combinationof a hanger, a bearing-box having a spherical surface, two half-ring sections forming a socket receiving the bearingbox, two clamping-pieces for holding the halfring sections together, and two center screws, each one of which engages and provides a piv otal support for one of the clamping-pieces.

2. In a construction of the class described, f thc combination of a bearing-box, having a spherical surface, two half-ring sections in- 30 closing the bearing-box, said ring-sections having projections at their meeting ends, each of which forms one-half of-a trunnion, steppiecesengaging the trunnions and clamping `theshalf-ring sections together, pivot-screws holdingtherstep-pieces in place, and lockingsupporting the step-pieces to hold the parts together. and a roller extending into sockets in the meeting faces of .the bearing box or sleeve and one ofthe ring-sections to limit the relative motion of these parts.

In. testimony whereof I have hereilnto set my hand in lthe presence of two subscribing witnesses. 5

wiNriELD s. Roenes.

Witnesses: i

EDWARD J. MARTIN, DAVID G. HasKELL. 

